Samsung Galaxy Tab RCA Video Cable Review

I’m back again with another review. This time I took a look at the official Samsung RCA cables for the Galaxy Tab. Make sure you watch my full review and for those who like to read, I know there’s still a couple of you out there, I have a short summary at the bottom.

Since before the existence of the Google TV I’ve always been the type of person who wanted the internet on their TV. I usually resorted to connecting my desktop or laptop to my TV but because it wasn’t as convenient as something like the Google TV it wasn’t something I did often. But now that I have gotten a hold of the RCA cables I am able to watch my favorite shows right on my TV via my Galaxy Tab.

I went ahead and skipped the unboxing since there wasn’t anything except the cables inside the packaging. This setup was as simple as 1, 2, 3 and maybe 4. I just plugged the proprietary 30 pin connector right into the Galaxy Tab and the yellow, red and white audio/video cables went right to the back of my TV and switched my TV to the correct channel and I was up and running. Everything that showed up on my Tab was mimicked on the TV. The real reason I bought this cable was to be able to stream my TV shows right from the internet. Sometimes I download a show and put it on my Tab then just watch it later on my TV when I have time. There are no additional settings you need to mess with. Its definitely as simple as it sounds. Here’s a little pros and cons list for you.

Pros:

-Extemely easy to use; plug and play
-Inexpensive compared to the dock with HDMI
-Image quality is great when sitting about 8-10 feet away
-The Tab doesn’t need to be docked so its easy to just pick up to play, pause, fast forward and easy enough to just send a quick email then get back to the video.

Cons:

-Cant charge and output video at the same time. It occupies the 30 pin connector.
-If your sitting sitting 2 feet away from the TV you can definitely see pixelation. But seriously, why the heck would you sit that close to the TV. Are you trying to go blind?
-Image doesn’t fill the entire screen on my 42″ LCD TV.
-You can’t turn the screen on they Tab off while you are watching. If you do, you will just get a black screen on your TV. Best thing to remedy this situation is to just use a backlight dimming app and keep it on the lowest setting.

Overall though, for $29.99 (or lower if you know how to shop around) there’s no way you can go wrong with this purchase. I have watched full length movies and a bunch of anime and it looks excellent from 10ft away. So if you want a Google TV-like experience without the need to shell out $299 for one then I HIGHLY recommend picking this up for your entertainment needs.

Just waiting for mine to arrive………lets hope it works with the Acetrax Movies…..

Scott

While I agree it is cheaper than the HDMI dock but for 2 bucks you can get a mini HDMI converter and then use a standard HDMI cable and you will not only get HD also a great charging dock… I have the HDMI dock and the picture is flawless on my 65 HD TV.

josh k

I have an adapter as well, but it doesn’t seem to wanna work. What could be going on? Are there different mini to full adapters? Where did you get yours?

Hendricksfan01

The dock works on my plasma, but not my 1080p LCD TV. What up with that? any help out there?

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I have HDMI dock but the quality on my Sharp HDTV is really bad. It is just a matter of luck with the compatibility with TV.

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